And the latest post points out that deliveries to and from the space station are now so routine that this doesn't make the headlines anymore.
For NASA, SpaceX is acting as its UPS delivery truck, bringing back to several tons of experiments. And like all UPS delivery trucks, making a delivery is not considered news. And yet, this is a private commercial spacecraft returning from space, after completing a profitable flight for its owners
From NASA:
Four station astronauts worked together throughout their day loading several tons of completed science experiments and station hardware inside Dragon.NASA Flight Engineers Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers kicked off their shift loading and securing a variety of cargo inside the spacecraft ahead of its departure and undocking planned for 12:05 p.m. EDT on Thursday. Toward the end of their shift, they removed portable science freezers containing research samples from station EXPRESS racks and installed them inside Dragon.
my only comment: Why do the lady astronauts let their hair be long and float around? The lose hairs could clog the filters and spread germs. That is why we wore caps in the operating rooms...
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